Ep. 172: How To Create GREAT Brand Strategy with Micah Heykoop (Another Brand Studio)
Micah Heykoop is the Managing Director and a partner at the brand studio "Another". He's also a co-founder of the agency Candid Network. In this episode he shares a ton of knowledge on how to define purpose and meaning in your brand identity, how to create strong brand strategy, and the importance of defining the "why" in any project. I learned a TON in this episode and hope you do too.
Ep. 171: Andrew Cramb (Me) Interview | Trusting the Process and Taking Risks (Gold Couch x WAAMF Podcast)
The Andrew Cramb episode is finally here! This week we flip the script and Gordy from The Gold Couch Podcast & Studio Paralo interviews me.
I share a lot of untold stories, starting at the early days of growing up in Florida, tour managing Set It Off, working at record labels, then starting the podcast, working with Race Service and much more.
Ep. 170: How Tech and NFTs Are Changing the Music Industry for Good with Tatiana DeMaria
Tatiana DeMaria brings together music, tech, NFTs and mental health all from first hand experience. For that reason I'm extremely excited to have her on the podcast this week. We talk about her origin story, having early success in music, the importance of mental health, and how she's fully embracing the future and incorporating tech and NFTs into music in a very unique way.
Ep. 169: How Coco Zurita (Pro BMX Rider) Fully Committed to His Dreams and Things Paid Off Big
Coco Zurita is a Pro BMX Rider, X Games medalist, car enthusiast, and incredibly inspiring human. He joins the podcast this week to share his insane story of moving to the USA with nothing, going all in on his dreams and how that paid off big time.
Ep. 168: Keys to Success with Chris Ngo (The Leverage) | Empowering People, Growth and Confidence
Chris Ngo is a co-founder of The Leverage which began as a boutique mens’ streetwear agency and has now evolved to so much more, including wholesale and direct-to-consumer sales, in-house design, production, and distribution, while owning and creating more brands within the umbrella including - Embellish, Haus of JR, Crysp, Lifted Anchors, Diet Starts Monday and many others). He's also the founder of lvrgmotorsports where he buys, sells, and trades cars.
In this episode Chris Ngo and I talk about what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur while not losing sight of the most important values of treating people right and empowering those around you on the way up.
Ep. 167: How To Find Your Own Creative Style | Erik Rojas (Film Director) Interview
Erik Rojas is a director, creative, and excellent friend. He has directed music videos for artists such as Jessie J, Dillon Francis, Rich Brian, Maisie Peters, Good Charlotte, Chase Atlantic, and so many more.
In this week’s podcast we tell Erik’s story starting from his college days then going to a52/Rock Paper Scissors where he got to work with director Albert Hughes (The Book of Eli, Menace II Society). Then ultimately moving to directing full-time. Erik has been a friend for a long time and I still personally learned so much in this episode. He has an extremely inspiring story and shared so much wisdom for any up and coming film maker.
Ep. 166: How Chad Tepper Built His Dream Life | From Rags to Riches (Literally)
Chad Tepper is an artist with one of the craziest stories I've ever heard. He joins the podcast this week to share it all. He's lived a TON of life including going pro skateboarding, growing a huge following on YouTube, having a show on MTV, and now signing to Epitaph.
Ep. 165: The Mentality of a Successful Music Manager | Niko Ivanov
Niko Ivanov is an artist manager who works with Chad Tepper and GADDO. In addition he owns a media agency called NOX. He has a great outlook on the music industry and following your true passions in life. In this episode he shares how he got his start in music management and the tips and tricks he's learned along the way to become successful at it.
Ep. 164: How Combining Mindfulness with Tech & Music Changed Brandon Holman's Life
Brandon Holman is an avid mental health and wellness advocate. He spent the last 10 years at the intersection of tech and music, working for companies including Snapchat, TikTok and AWAL. Now he's spending a lot more time focusing on his passion for supporting creatives by teaching them to reset and be their highest and best selves. In this episode we talk all about it.
163: MILES (Artist Interview) | From Vlogs & TikTok to Major Label Success
MILES joins the podcast this week to share his come up story and talk about his brand new EP 'Never Have I Ever'. Do people read podcast descriptions? If you do, let me know.
Ep. 162: The New Era of Travie McCoy & The History of Gym Class Heroes
Travie McCoy is an artist, singer, songwriter, and co-founder of Gym Class Heroes. Most importantly, he's one of my biggest influences in finding and falling in love with the golden era of Fueled by Ramen bands and the Vans Warped Tour. I have so much respect for this dude, it's crazy!
This was a truly special episode where we got to talk about the very beginning of his career, starting Gym Class Heroes, and signing to Fueled By Ramen. We then talk about his astronomical growth into becoming a full on celebrity, and the new era of music he's currently working on.
Ep. 161: Sam Morrison (Early Rising / Lyrical Lemonade) | How to Get Discovered the RIGHT Way
Sam Morrison is the founder of Early Rising and a writer / editor at Lyrical Lemonade. In this episode we talk about a single DM changing his life and the trajectory of his career, having integrity and values over chasing current trends, how to perfectly pitch your music, and so much more!
Ep. 160: Jack Griffo Interview | Starring in TV & Movies to Starting a Band (And Everything in Between)
Jack Griffo is an actor and musician. He joins this week to share his story of an early age come up in acting and starring in the Nickelodeon show The Thundermans, then leaning more into his love of music which ultimately led him to start his new band, kid baron.
What stands out to me the most about Jack is how real he keeps everything and his incredible perspective matched with a level headed view on life. I definitely left this one super inspired. Hope you feel the same.
Ep. 159: The Secret to Living a Meaningful Life with Neal Donnelly
Neal Donnelly is the Brand Marketing Manager for Young & Reckless. He's also a brilliant, well-spoken, hilarious human. In this episode we talk about how to live a genuinely meaningful life and how to find your calling, even if it takes some trial and error. We talk about when it's time to quit one thing and move onto another, and we talk about his genuine love for culture and creating.
Ep. 158: Building Your Own Brand & Female Fandom in F1 with Toni Cowan-Brown
Toni Cowan-Brown is one of those people who is good at everything. She has a unique expertise in tech, politics, internet culture & motorsport. This week she joins the podcast to share how she built her own brand as a creator in the F1 space and talks about leaning into the activities and interests you love and how that can open so many doors for your career
Ep. 157: 44Blonde (Artist Interview) | On Getting Signed, Moving to LA, and working with Lil Aaron
44Blonde comes on the podcast this week to share the story of how he got signed, moved to LA and found his sound with the help of some rad friends like Lil Aaron and many others.
Ep. 156: TikTok Growth Hacks & The Future of Social Media (Short-form Video) with Jack Cook
Jack Cook is a Filmmaker based out of Los Angeles. For almost a year now he's been making daily TikTok vlogs which have gotten him a ton of attention and opened several new doors and brought incredible opportunities to him. He joins this week to share his story and shares all of the secrets he's learned along the way to grow a personal following and TikTok audience.
Ep. 155: The Secret to Speedier Success | Learning More Faster with Dee Kei
Dee Kei is the host of the Mixing Music Podcast, the owner of In The Mix Studios, a father, a children's book author, and so much more! Basically, he's one of those people who's great at a ton of things that I respect a whole lot.
I've been listening to Dee Kei's podcast and keeping up with his career for a little while now, so it was a genuine honor to be able to sit down and have him on the show. Not only does he share a ton of career secrets that will help anyone succeed faster in life, he also shares a ton of very personal life learnings beyond just work.
Ep. 154: The Best Career Advice & Top 3 Life Lessons I’ve Learned By Starting A Podcast
In this episode I wanted to take a second to share some of the best advice and life lessons that I’ve learned from talking to over 150 brilliant guests on this podcast. These three points stand out to me as some of the most impactful and valuable lessons that I’ve taken away from doing this show. I hope they help you as well! If they do, please do me a favor and share this episode with someone else who you think it would help!
Ep. 153: Fish (Idobi Radio) | Gone Fishkin Host & DJ
Fish is quite possibly the nicest human being I've met. He's also the host of Gone Fishkin on Idobi radio and a rad DJ!
He's normally the one interviewing all of the artists, so it was a rare fun chance to turn the tables and hear his story.